Great poem! Over all it flowed well and really set the mood. The only gripe I have on this really is that you have a rhyme scheme and you just stop using it when you go from dilemma to terror. It seems small but it can really interrupt the flow which is important for a poem. Same with using me twice but that is not quite as bad.

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I love how you broke my expectations right off the bat. Of course, seeing the title, I was expecting something relating to the disease, but as soon as you used the word "righteous," I was thrown for a loop. Nice awareness of the power of your word choice.

Sometimes, the structure of this lost me. It felt a little too systematic, introducing a topic and then addressing a feeling. But I really liked how disconnected they all were because it was where the whole feeling of dementia really came into the piece.

[my subconscious waits for you.] I love this line. The meaning is interesting and complex - after reading this once through, I came back to this line and re-read it a few times to let it sink in.

[The sound of footsteps,/sweet release.] Great ending. Bringing in the actual description of the release combined with the release of the imagery in the quiet footsteps was an interesting tone to end on.